Pluri-energy analysis of livestock systems - A comparison of dairy systems indifferent territories

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 44-54

  Vigne, Mathieu ^a,b   Vayssières, Jonathan ^b   Lecomte, Philippe ^b   Peyraud, Jean Louis ^a  

^a PEGASE   (France)

^b UMR SELMET   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy systems; Energy; France; Mali; Reunion Island

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CROPS; DAIRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZERS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; DAIRY SYSTEM; ENERGY; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL ENERGY; FRANCE; INPUT SYSTEMS; MALI; MILK PRODUCTION; REUNION ISLAND;

FARMS;

ARABLE LAND; BIOMASS POWER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL; GRAZING; MILK PRODUCTION; OECD; PASTURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SMALLHOLDER; SOLAR POWER; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS ENERGY; BIOPROCESS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DAIRYING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FOSSIL ENERGY; GROSS ENERGY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; MAIZE; MANURE; MEAT; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PLURI ENERGY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLAR ENERGY;

BRETAGNE; FRANCE; MALI; POITOU-CHARENTES;

EID: 84877837868     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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